Species Details

ABH: 38.031

BF: 601a

Family: Elachistidae

Taxon: Elachista nobilella

Authority: Zeller, 1839

Vernacular: Surrey Grass-miner

Account: Rare (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) and added to UK list in 2004 as a previously overlooked resident Larva mines leaves of Wavy Hair-grass.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 6.7 — 8 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 31 May (2004) — 16 Jun (2009)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: pRDB3

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 3 — Difficult to identify, an image may be required 🤔🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/elachista-nobilella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 23

Individuals: 32

Earliest Year: 2003

Latest Year: 2011

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